Photographic apparatus



June 13, 1944. J. P. cARAccloLo Erm. 2,351,399

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed May 2e, 1942 e sheets-sheet 1 June1s`, 1944.

J. P. cARAccloLo Erm. 2,351,399

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed May 26, 1942 6 sheets-Sheet 2 SMQ/M005 June 13, 1944.

J. P. cARAccloLo ETAL 2,351,399

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed' May 2S, 1942 e sheetS-shee' s im Tf'l FK 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed May 26, 1942 PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS J. P. CARACCIOLQ ETAL June 13, 1944.

June 13, 1944.

J. P. CARACCIOLO ETAL vPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed May 26, 1942 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 June l3, 1944- J. P. cARAccloLo Erm. 2,351,399

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS vFiled May 2e, 1942 s sheets-sheet e /i-gl Patented June 13, 1944 PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Joseph P. Caracciolo,

Gennaro Caracciolo, Tr

Felix Caracciolo, andl enton, N. J.; said Joseph PL Caracciolo assignor to Lucy C. Caracciolo,

Trenton, N. J

Application May 26, 1942 Serial No. 444,574

25 Claims.

This invention is a photographic apparatus designed particularly to produce photographs of substantially the size and appearance of postage stamps, but it is constructed and arranged so as to be applicable generally for photographic operations such as copying and reproducing records, and for making portrait photographs and composite photographs.

One object of the invention is to provide an automatic, or semi-automatic photographic apparatus, which includes a supply of sensitized paper, together with means for feeding the paper across the light axis of a camera in timed relation with the operation of the camera shutter so as to produce a strip of exposures, adjacent exposures being separated by perforations such as characterize the usual postage stamps. Means are provided for severing the exposed portion of the strip from the supply after a predetermined number of exposures have been made. x Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the perforating mechanism may be employed to feed the strip of sensitized paper across the light axis of the camera in definite timed relation to the operation of the camera shutter, whereby to preclude the possibility of slippage between the paper and the paper feed- A ing means.

A further object of the invention is to provide interrelated power driven mechanism for operating the paper feeding and perforating means, the paper cutting means and the shutter mechanism of the camera, to insure proper and repeated operation of these instrumentalities in timed relation to one another.

Another feature of the invention is to provide means in an apparatus of the character described, which will enable an operator to set the machine in operation, for a predetermined number of exposure cycles, after which the machine will automatically stopwith all parts thereof in position to respond to a subsequent start operatio on the part of the operator.

Another object of the inventionl is to provide a combined strip feeding and perforating mechanism operable from a single actuating instrumentality, such as a rotating cam.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in combination with strip perforating mechanism mounted upon a reciprocating strip feeding member, means for collecting and disposing of the waste strip material from the perforating means.

Another object of the invention is to provide in a photographic apparatus of the character delscribed, means for adjusting the shutter operating mechanism so as to vary the open period of the shutter while maintaining substantially constant R. P. M. of the actuating means.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent from reading the following specication in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein we have illustrated and described preferred embodiments of the invention. In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic View of a studio arrangement in which the present invention is installed.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the camera, with the casing in section as viewed from the same side as is shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the camera, with parts of. the casing shown in section, as viewed along the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of parts of the apparatus as viewed from the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 2, parts of the casing being shown in section.

Fig. 5 is a detail view, partly in section, of the perforating mechanism as viewed substantially on line 5-5 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 6 is a detail view, partly in section, of the knife as viewed substantially on the 1ine.6-6 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view, partly in section, showing the feeding and perforating mechanism as viewed substantially on the line 1 1 of Fig. 3. f

Fig. 8 is a detail view of the strip clamping I means.

Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view with parts in section, showing the assembly of parts carried by the reciprocable member of the strip feeding means. Y

Fig. 10 is an enlarged sectional view, taken substantially on the line l-Hl of Fig. 2.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged detail view,` with parts in section, showing the general assembly of the knife and the'reciprocable member of the strip feeding means.

Fig. 12 is a diagrammatic view of the control circuit for the driving motor and the several magnets.

Fig. 13 is an elevation the invention.

Fig. 14 is a diagrammatic view of a further modification of the invention.

Fig. 15 is a plan view of a preferred form of picture frame.

Fig. 16 is a diagrammatic view of a preferred of a modified form of 2 arrangement of punch elements for the perforatingunit.

vascissa Fig. 17 is a detail of the shutter delay switch and cam operator.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate like parts throughout, Fig. l diagrammatically shows one arrangement of a studio in which the photographic apparatus forming the subjectmatter of the present invention may be effective. o

thereon will be exposed through said opening in proper position to be photographed. On the opposite face of the wall 2, and within a separate compartment B is provided a suitable frame member 3 which surrounds the opening O. The frame member 3 may carry any suitable decoration which will appear in the nished photograph as a decorative frame or background surrounding the picture of the subject, and at the lower portion of the framethere is provided an opening 4 through which are exposed letters, numerals or other identifying characters which may be mounted upon a plurality of endless'bands 5, trained over spaced rollers 6 and 1 and about which the bands are movable through the instrumentality of intermeshing gears 8 and 9 carried, respectively, by the rollers 1 and plurality of hand cranks I0, the latter extending through the person to be photographed may, by operating the several hand cranks I9, bring desired identifying characters within the opening 4 at the bottom ofA l dicated generally in Fig. l by the reference char-v acter I4. The apparatus I4 may be suitably housed within casing members I5 and I6 and is shown supported from the wall I2 by suitable bracket members I1 and I8. The apparatus I4 includes a lens unit I9 which, as shown, projects through the wall I2 in the general direction of the frame member 3, the opening O and the head and shoulders of the person seated on the stand I which are visible through said opening. With the studio thus arranged, it is contemplated that a person desiring to have a photograph taken,

vwill sit upon thek stand I and after properly ar- Y ranging the identifying characters within the opening- 4 at the bottom of the frame, can opcrate a control instrumentality such as a coin controlled or manually operated switch (not shown in Fig. l) by which the automatic photographic apparatus will be put in operation to take a 4predetermined number of exposures, after which the exposed portion of a sensitized strip of paper or lm will be severed from the supply roll and automatically deposited within the container from which it may be withdrawn by an operator working within compartment C, to be subsequently processed and delivered to the person in compartment A.

The apparatus housed within the casing members I5 and I6 is designed to intermittently feed a light sensitive strip across the light axis of the camera in. timed g relation to the operation of shutter mechanism operatively associated with the lens and cutting mechanism designed to sever the exposed portion of the strip `from the unexposed portion thereof, so that, depending upon the adjustment of said'mechanism, a predetermined number of exposures will be made on said strip, and the exposed portion thereof then severed from the unexposed portion and deposited in the receptacle 20. As previously indicated, the strip feeding mechanism has associated therewith strip perforating mechanism for perforatpartition wall 2 and terminating within reach of j the person seated upon the stand I. Thus, a

ing the strip around each exposure so that the finished photographs resemble postage stamps in general appearance.

Referring more particularly to the mechanism, I provide, means for supporting a roll oflight sensitive rstrip material 2I -within the casingmember 51 The roll may be supported upon a core member 22, rotatably mounted in supporting standards 23, secured in any suitable manner4 to a supporting baseboard 24. The roll 2l is, as shown, positioned in the upper part of the casing I5 and is arranged to feed the strip downwardly across the light axis of the lens I9. I provide suitable guide rollers mounted upon the board 24, and through which the strip 25 is directed.

The strip feeding mechanism comprises la member 21 mounted for reciprocation in a substantially vertical plane in the frame member 28,

secured in any suitable manner to the baseboard- 24. As shown in Fig. ll, the frame member 28 is in the form of a hollow rectangular frame, the inner faces of the vert-ical side members of which are provided with opposed guideways 29, in which the reciprocable Vmember 21 is slidingly mounted.

The reciprocable member 21 is spring biased to its uppermost position by springs 30, tensloned between spring supports 3| carried by the underside of the member 21 near its lower end, and the inner face of the upper end piece 32 of the'frame member 28. The member 21 is further provided with' an exposure aperture 33 which, when the member 21 is in its uppermost position, is out of alignment with the light axis of the lens I9, but

which, when moved to its lowermost position, as

will be hereinafter explained, is in alignment with said lens. The exposure aperture 33 is preferably closed at the end thereof remote from the lens,

with a glass or other transparent sheet 34, to

give proper support to the strip 26 at the point lof exposure.

l The reciprocable memberv 21 is provided near it"l lower end withan outstanding cam follower 35. The cam follower is .provided with attaching a'nges 36 at its lower lend, said anges being provided with elongated apertures 31, through which pass suitable securing devices 38 for securely mounting the cam follower on the member 21. The elongated apertures 31 provide means'for proper adjustment with respect to vthe operating cam, .presently to be described, to

in iure proper alignment of the exposure aperture 33 vwith the lens I9 at the time vanexposure is made.

The means for perforating strip 26 comprises.

'lies adjacent tol the. strip 26.

a perforating unit indicated generally by the reference character 66 in Fig. 7. As there shown, the unit 69 is mounted on the member 21 near the upper end thereof and is arranged to be actuated by an arm 46, the upper free end of which overlies said unit 69. The ann 46 may be mounted in any convenient manner and I have shown it mounted upon a pivot member 42, supported transversely of the member 21 in the side plates 43 of the cam follower 36. Wall 44 of the cam follower, which engages the operating cam, is slotted at 45 so that the arm 46 extends through the slot 45 in a position generally parallel to the 'memberl 21.

The perforating unit 39, as best shown in Fig.l 5, comprises a bar 46 mounted for sliding movement upon spaced guide pins 41, mounted upon and extending substantially perpendicularly from the surface of the member 21 which 'I'he bar 46 is maintained in spaced relation to the member 21 by coil spring 46 mounted upon the pins 41 between the bar 46 and said member 21. A plu rality of perforating punches 49 are carried by and project from the under side of the bar 46 and are arranged to cooperate with a plurality of aligned punch receiving recesses 56 provided in the member 21. Normally, the spring members 48 bias the bar 46 and the punch 49 carried thereby to a position in which the free extremities of said punch members are in spaced relation to adjacent surfaces of the member 21 whereby to permit free movement of the strip therebetween. The perforating unit 39 includes means for stripping the strip 26 from the punch members 49 after 'a punch operation, and to this end a combined stripping and pressure .plate is mounted upon the bar 46 and occupies a position between said bar and the member 21, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. 'I'he pressure or stripper plate 5| is carried by bolt members 52 secured thereto and which pass freely through the v bar 46. Spring members 53 are mounted upon the bolts 52 to maintain the pressure plate 5| in spaced relation in respect to the bar 46. Thus, when the bar 46 is actuated to perform the perforating operation of the strip 26, as will be hereinafter described, the pressure plate 5| first contacts the strip and maintains the resilient pressure thereon until after the punch members 49 have entered and have been withdrawn from the punch receiving recesses and have again a assumed a position in spaced relation to the strip 26.

The arm 46 carries at its free upper end'a pair of adjustable contact screws 54 whereby to regulate and properly maintain a desired range of movement for the punch members 49. In order to maintain the arm 46 in contact with the bar 46, I provide spring members 55 tensioned between the side plates 43 of the cam follower 35 and arm- 46, as shown in Fig. 7.' It will be understood, of course, that the tension springs 55 just referred to are strong enough only to maintain contact of the arm 46 with the bar 46, but not to overcome the springs 46 which maintain the punch members 49 in spaced relation to the strip 26.

The cam follower 35 is designed to cooperate with the rotatable cam 56, shaped as shown in Fig. 7, and designed to impart reciprocatory movement to the member 21, and oscillatory movement to the arm 46 when rotated. The cam 56 is mounted upon a transverse shaft 51,

supported in suitable shaft hangers 56 mounted 75 lel to the shaft in any convenient manner upon the baseboard 24. The shaft 61 adjacent the right hand end thereof as viewed in Fig. 3, vis provided with a gear member 66 which is arranged to be driven by a worm shaft 66 supported in suitable bearing members 6| secured tc the baseboard 24. The shaft 66 is arranged in a generally vertical position and is driven by an`- electric motor M mounted upon the base 24 n ear the upper end thereof. In order to insure instantaneous stopping of the shaft l1 and associated parts when the motor is deenergized, Jwe provide a solenoidreleased. spring-applied brake vto the shaft 66. Thus. as shown in Fig. 2. the shaft 66 has secured thereto a friction disk 62 with which cooperates a relatively movable frictionv disk 63 carried by a lever 64, one end of which is pivotally secured to a bracket 66 mounted on,vv the baseboard 24.

The lever 64 and the friction disk 66 carried thereby are resiliently urged into engagement with the disk 62 carried bythe shaft 66. Thus, the lever 64 is provided atits upper extremity with an end portion disposed substantially paral- 66, whichend is connected to a core member 66 of a solenoid 61. The core member is biased by the spring 66to a position partly outside of the solenoid winding so that when the winding is energized, .the core moves against the tension of the spring 66 'to pull the lever 64 and the attached brake disk- 63 out of engagement with the disk 62. The, solenoid 61 is connected in circuit with the motor M so that it is energized and deenergized simultaneously with the energization and deenergization of said motor, and so that the brake'disk 6l is urged against `the disk 62 under the influence of the spring 66 when the motor is deenergized.

The shaft 51 adjacent the left hand end thereof as viewed in Fig. 3, has a cam 69 secured thereon for rotation with the shaft. The ,cam 66, as shown in Figs. 4 and l2, is generally circucular throughout the major portion of its periphery, but is provided with a high point 16 positioned to actuate a push rod 1i mounted, as shown in Fig. 4, for rectilinear motion through the baseboard 24 and substantially perpendicularly to the plane thereof. 'Ihe push rod 1| may be 'mounted and guided in any suitable manner, such as by a guide member 12 mounted upon the baseboard 24. 'I'he push rod 1| carries an adjustable extension 13 extending through an aperture in the baseboard 24 into the space within the casing I6 and info operative relation with a pair of spaced switch contacts 14. The switch contacts 14 are mounted upon a supporting block 16 which is mounted in spaced relation to the baseboard 24 by side bracket member 16. 'I'he push rod 1| is urged into operative engagement with the periphery of the cam 66 bya coil spring 11 mounted upon the extension 13 between a transverse brace member 16 and a suitable abutment 19 mounted upon said extension member. From this construction it is apparent that, as the cam member 66 rotates with the shaft 61, the push rod 1| and its extension 16 are reciprocated in the members 12 and 16 to move an electrical contact 66 carried by the extremity of the extension member 12, into and out of circuit closing position with respect to the contacts 14. In order to adjust the time interval during which electrical contact is maintained between the contacts 14 and the contact I6, the extension member 16 is adjustably mounted within a socket member 6| carried by the push rod 1|. Thus, by varying the overall length of .the push rod 1I and the extension 13, the time period of engagement between the contact 80 and the contact 14 may be varied. As will be hereinafter explained, the contacts 14 are in circuit with shutter operating mechanism.

The lens unit I9 mounted in the forward wall of the causing I8 is provided with shutter mechanism shown more clearly in Fig.'10. The said shutter mechanism comprises a housing 82 mounted upon the inner end of the lens unit,

`said housing having slidably mounted therein a shutter 83 provided with an aperture 84. 'I'he shutter 83 is normally urged to a position in which the aperture 84 is out of alignment with the light axis of the lens by means of a coll spring 85 mounted upon a core armature 86 operatively associated with a solenoid 81, mounted in any suitable manner within the casing I8. The core 88 is pivotally attached to the shutter 83 at the point 88. .The spring 85 is compressed between an end of the solenoid 81 and an abutment 89 carried by the corel member. Thus, as the solenoid 01 is energized the shutter 83 is moved against the tension of the spring 85 to a during one cycle of operation of the machine,

will have an unexposed tab portion at either end thereof to facilitate handling of the strip of exposures during processing after it has been severed from the unexp'osed portion ofthe strip. To this end we provide means associated with the circuit of the shutter operating solenoid 81, which will delay operation of the shutter mechanism in a predetermined manner. Thus, as shown in Figs. 12 and 1'1, we provide a shutter delay switch unit indicated generally by the reference character 90. The shutter delay switchA `unit includes a cam member 9| mounted upon.

a stationary shaft 92, as shown in Fig. 3. The i shaft 92 is iixedly mounted upon one of the shaft hangers carried by the baseboard 24, and has mounted thereon a gear 93 which meshes with a gear 94 carried by the shaft 51. The cam 9| is secured to and driven by the gear 93. Inasmuch as the present apparatus is designed to provide an exposed strip having five exposures and an unexposed tab portion at either end, each said portion being equivalent to one-half of an exposure, the gear ratio between the gears 93 and 94 is one -to six. It will be understood, however, that this is purely an arbitrary relationship based upon convenience and desire, and that the ratio between these two gears may be varied in accordance with the number of exposures that aree desired upon a single segment of thestrip 28. As best shown in Figs.v 12 and 11, the major portion of the peripheryof the cam 9| is substantially concentric to its axis of rotation but is provided with a high point 95, and a portion of variable diameter 98 connecting the low point 91 with the circular portion 98. The cam 9| is designed to actuate a switch, indicated generally at 90 in Fig. 12, in timed relation to actuation of the switch 14-80, both of'said switches,

nd it convenient as indicated in Fig. 12, being included in series inthe circuit of the shutter actuating solenoid 81. Thus, the switches 14-80 and 90 must both be closed before the circuit to the solenoid 81 is complete. The cam 9| is synchronized with respect to the cam 89 so that the push rod |00, operatively associated with the periphery of the cam 9|, rides over the portion 98 of the cam 9| as the shaft 51 begins to move. The peripheral extent of the portion 88 is such as to insure the cam 69 making one complete revolution before the follower |00 reaches the concentric portion 98 of the cam 9|, which portion is dimensioned to insure closing of the switch 90. Thus, the cam 89 and the shaft 51 to which it is secured, will make one complete rotation to feed an unexposed portion of the strip forwardlyy with the member 21 before the switch 90 closes. Thusy the rst actuation of the switch 14-80 is ineilecitvel to energize the solenoid 81 as at this time the switch 90 is open. For all succeeding operations of the switch '1d-80, however, the solenoid 81 is energized to operate the shutter mechanism, -inasmuch as the switch 90 closes after the rst revolution of the cam 69. Due to the six to one ratio of rotation between the cams 09 and 9|, the switch 90 will remain closed for theve succeeding rotations of the cam 69. The

arrangement and construction of the switch, 90 is similar to that of switch 14-80, and as shown in Fig. 1'1, comprises a pair of contact members I0 I mounted upon .a base |02 which is' secured in spaced relation to the base 24 by bracket members |03. The push rod |00 passes through the base plate 24 and through a transverse brace member |05 carried by the bracket' |03. A coil spring |08 is mounted upon the push rod between'.

the member |05 and an abutment |01 carried by the push rod whereby to maintain the push rod in operative engagement at all times with the periphery of the cam 9|. The lower end of the push rod carries van electrical contact |08 for operative engagement with respect to the contacts IOI.

As hereinbefore indicated, we provide means under the control of an operator, or a person desiring to take a picture, which will, when actuated, set the machine in operation .to perform a predetermined cycle of operation and to then stop in position to be subsequently re-started to perform a similar cycle of operation. To this end we provide means for energizing the motor M and to maintain it energized throughout a predetermined cycle of movement of the mechanism driven thereby. In Fig. 12 We haveshown a switch |09 preferably positioned within the compartment A. The switch |09 may be of any convenient form, such as a coin-operated switch or a manually-operated switch of any desired type. The switch |09 is effective to connect a suitable source of potential IIO to the control circuits of the apparatus. As shown in Fig. 12,

the switch |09 is arranged to connect the source I|0 with the motor M and the brake solenoid 61 through a main switch indicatedgenerally at I I I. The switch |II is disposed within the casing I8 and, as shown in Figs. 4 and 12, comprises a pair of contact members I|2 mounted upon a base |I3 carried by bracket members II4 supported from the baseboard 24. Operatively associated with the contact members II2 is a push rod II5 slidable through the base 24 and carrying a core member which passes axially through a solenoid |I8 supported within the bracket members |I4. When energized, the solenoid IIS functions to urge an electrical contact ||1 carried by the lower end of its core III, into bridging relation with'the contacts H2. The push rod ||5 is urged to the right as viewed in Fig. 4by a spring III mounted upon said push rod between the solenoid Ilo and an abutment |20 carried by the push rod. The shaftV 92 carries a disk member |2|, freely rotatable on said shaft. The disk member |2| is provided with a radial notch |22 in its periphery dimensioned to receive the upper end of the push rod H6, as clearly shown in Flg. 4. The disk |2| is provided with a weight W at a point in its periphery designed to cause said disk to rotate in a clockwise direc tion, as viewed in Fig. 4, when the push rod is withdrawn from the notch |22, by reason of energization of the solenoid H6. Thus, the push rod H6, having once been withdrawn from the notch |22, cannot re-enter said notch if the solenoid is immediately deenergized, because the disk 2| will have shifted under the influence of the weight W to a position to carry the notch |22 out of alignment with the path of movement of the rod |15. I provide means for again bringing the notch |22 in alignment with the rod ||5 after a predetermined cycle of movement of the apparatus, and to this end we provide a lostmotion connection between the disk |2| and the gear 93. The lost-motion connection comprises an arcuate slot |23 in the disk |2|, concentric with the axis of rotation thereof, and a pin |24 carried by the gear 93 and disposed within said slot. This lost-motion connection will cause the disk |2| to be driven by the gear 93 through the pin |24 engaging the end wall of the slot |23, and will remain in driving relation to the gear until the slot |22 is brought into alignment with the rod H6. The solenoid ||6 being deenergized, the spring IIB will urge the rod into said notch to cause opening of the switch and thus deenergize the motor M. Having in mind that the gear ratio between' the shaft 51 and the shaft 92 is six to one, it will be apparent that once the motor has been energized and the apparatus set in motion, the shaft 61 will make six complete revolutions before the motor is deenergized and the apparatus brought to rest.

We also provide means for severing the exposed portion of the strip 26 from the unexposed portion thereof, comprising a knife mechanism shown more clearly in Figs. 7 and 11. Referring to the knife mechanism as shown in Fig. 11, the same comprises a transversely disposed knife blade |25 mounted for reciprocatory movement in a plane transverse to the plane of reciprocation of the member 21. Thus, the knife |25 is supported by arms |26 slidingly supported in suitable guide memlbers |21 secured to the longitudinal side members of the frame 28. The guide members |21, as shown, are provided with elongated slots |28 ,for reception of the bolt or screw members |29, whereby said guide members |21 maybe adjusted longitudinally of the frame member 28 to thereby adjust the knife blade |25 with respect to a transverse cutting edge |36 carried by the member21. The blade |26, as shown more clearly in Fig. 6 is preferably of inverted V-shape, whereby to cut the strip 26 from its opposite longitudinal edges and thereby preclude any tendency of the strip to shift transversely of its path of movement. The knife |25 is spring-biased'to cutting position in which the blade |25 lies across the path of movement of the strip 26.v Thus, the knife operating arms |26 pass through the baseboard 24 and are, within the casing Il, attached to pivoted lever members |3|, as shown in Figs. 4 and 10. 'I'he lever members |3| are pivotally mounted in suitable brackets |32 carried :by the baseboard 24, one end of said Ilever` arms |3| being connected -by pin and slot connections |33 to said knife operating arms I 26, and the oppositeends thereof being connected by pin and slot connections |34 to the core armature |35 of the solenoid |36 mounted in spaced relation to the baseboard 24 by bracket members |31. The core member |35 is provided at its inner end with an abutment |38, and a. coil spring |39 is positioned between the end of the solenoid |36 and said abutment |38,

operating to place the knife blade |25 under the spring bias hereinbefore referred to, which urges it normally into a position obstructing the path of movement of the strip 26. The solenoid |36, as shown in Fig. 12, is arranged to be energized simultaneously with the closure of the main switch to immediately raise the knife |25 to a position in which the strip 26 may be freely advanced therebeneath.

When the solenoid |36 is deenergized by opening of the main switch the knife will operate under the influence of the biasing spring |39 to move to cutting position to thereby sever the exposed portion of the strip 26 from the unexposed portion thereof. When thus severed, the exposed portion of the strip drops downwardly through a slot |40 provided in the bottom wall of the casing I5, into the receiving compartment 20. Thecompartment 20 is provided with a hinged closure member |4| by which access to the compartment may be had by an operator stationed within the compartment C.

In view of the fact that we propose'to make a plurality of exposures on the strip 26 before severing it from the unexposed portion thereof, we nd it desirable to give a signal indication to the operator, or to the person whose photograph is being taken, following each exposure, so that the subject may change position between one exposure and another. To this end we provide an f audible signal in the form of a single-tap bell |42 carried at the lower outside end of the casing I6 or at any other convenient location. The bell |42 is arranged to be sounded by the armature |43 of a solenoid |44 which, as shown in Fig. l2, is connected in parallel with the"y shutter solenoid 61. The magnetic portion |43a of the armature |43 is spring-biased to a substantially v non-central position by coil springs |45, so that when the solenoid |44 is energized simultaneously with the energization of solenoid 81, the armature moves to place said biasing spring under compression. Conourrently with deenergization of the shutter solenoid 81 following an exposure, the magnet |44 is deenerglzed and the biasing spring |45 operates to project the armature into engagement with the bell |42.

We have also provided means for removal of the waste stripmaterial from the perforating unit 39. Thus, as shown in Fig. 7, We provide a trough member |46 secured to the member 21 at the discharge end of the punch receiving recesses 60. The trough |46 may be secured to the member 21 in any convenient manner and is arranged to move with the same as it is reciprocated under the influence of the cam 56. The lbaseboard 24 is slotted as at |41 and the trough |46 projects through said slot into the space Within the casing member I'6. The discharge end of the slot |41 is disposed to deposit the waste strip material from the punch recesses into the space between the l baseboard 24 and van' inclined partition member |46.` provided upon the lower inner/wallet the flosure member |50. 'Ihe closure member is piv- 'tally supported upon the outer end wall of the `casing I6 and may be moved to and from closed v`position by an arm |5| carried by the closure ""a'nd connected at its lower end by a pin and slot fconnection |52 with a push rod |53 mounted in f uitable guide brackets |64, mounted upon the vv@outside vertical side wall of the compartment 26, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The slot |41. in the baseboard 24 is alignedwith the light axis of he lens I9 and the exposure aperture 33 of the member 21 so that free 'passage of light between ifef the lens and the strip 26 is insured.

The member 21 is providedl with strip guides provided with a strip guiding slot |51, whereby to insure retentionof the strip 26 in substantially `the focal plane of the lens 4I9. In order initially to properly focus the lens with respect to the vstrip 26, we provide the arm 46 with a sight aperture |58 and we similarly provide the strip guide |56 with sight apertures |59, it being understood that, as shown Vin Fig. '7, the apertures |58, |59, 33, and the slot |41, may be aligned along the light axis of the lens at the time of focusing the lens |9.

Y, As previously indicated, the apparatus forming the subject-matter of this invention is designed for use lin composite photography such as in taking pictures of a composite subject comprising a photograph and a miniature frame. Thus, as shown in Fig. 13, we show our apparatus as previously described, provided with suitable supporting feet or base members |66 vand the lens unit I9 provided with a reecting attachment |6I. The reiiecting attachment comprises an angularly disposed reflecting mirror or prism |62 arranged forwardly of the plane of the lens I9 so as to reflect the image of a composite object comprising a picture |63 upon which is superimposed a miniature frame member |64, said composite subject being Vdisposed upon the table or other surface upon which the apparatus is supported. For properly illuminating the subject, we provide a lighty unit |65 which may be connected in the control circuit, as shown in Fig. 12.

The frame member 3, as shown in Fig. 1, and the frame |64, as shown in Fig. 15, are preferably provided with a white margin 366, so

, that each exposure, when made on the strip 26,

will be surrounded by a white band. It is of course understood that the apparatus herein described contemplates utilizing they conventional light sensitive paper used in automatic machines of this general character, which, when exposed,

is characterized by light areas corresponding to those which have been exposed to light, and dark areas corresponding to those which have not been exposed to light.

In the form of our apparatus as shown more particularly in Fig. 7, the cutting and perforating mechanisms are associated with the reciprocating member 21 in a manner to provide a strip of five exposures having perforations between adjacent exposures and having short, unexposed portions at each end of the strip. 'By way of example, if the finished photographs are to meas- |55 and |56, and the cam follower as is similarly scribed in respect to the apparatus as shown ure one inch from one li'ne of perforations to the next, the distance between the punch receiving apertures 56 and the cutting edge |36 carried by the member 21 is exactly one-half inch, and the distance from the cutting edge |36 to the far edge oi the aperture 33 is one and one-half Y inches. Furthermore, the cutting edge |36 is positioned one-half inch from the nearest edge of the exposure aperture 33.

It is sometimes desirable to arrange the apparatus so that it will produce a strip of exposures separated by perforations but without the handling tabs which characterize the strip as produced by the apparatus shown in Fig. '7. For

. producing a strip without such handling tabs, I

rearrange slightly the relative positions of the knife and perforating units, as shown in Fig. 14. In this arrangement, the reciprocating member is indicated by the reference character 221, the stationary cutting edge 236, the exposure aperture 238 and perforating unit 239. They movable knife 225 cooperates with the cutting edge 230 .of the member 221 in a manner previously dein Fig. '7. In the modication as 'shown in Fig. 14, if the apparatus is designed to produce photographs measuring one inch from one line of perforations to the next, the perforating unit 239 and the punch receiving apertures 256 are positioned seven-eighths of an inch from the near edge of the exposure aperture 238. The exposure aperture 238 is one inch wide and the distance between the cutting edge 230 and the near edge of the aperture 238 is one-sixteenth inch. The exposure aperture is positioned slightly oi center with the light axis of the lens 2|9 so that the lower edge 36| of the white margin 366 of the frame, as shown in Fig. 14, is fully projected upon that portion of the strip 26 overlying the exposure aperture 238 and immediately adjacent the upper edge of said aperture, whereas the upper white margin 362 of the frame is projected .through the lens upon the inner wall of the aperture 238, but not upon the strip 26. By thus arranging the several parts of the apparatus, it is apparent that when the cam mechanism 56, .having an effective throw of one inch, as previously described, rotates to recip rocate the memberv 221 and operate the perforating mechanism 239 in timed relation thereto, the portion of the strip 26 which overlies the'exposure aperture 238 when the member 221 is moved into alignment with the light axis of the lensas shown in Fig. 14, will stop with the line of perforations 363 made by the previous operation ofY the perforating unit 239, lying within the upper margin of the exposure aperture 238 and spaced one-sixteenth of an inch from the upper'edge of the aperture. exposure is-made, the lower margin 36| of the framemember will be projected upon the'strip 26 an equal distance on either side of said line of perforations. As the operating cam continues to rotate, the strip 26 is freed from the member 21 as lthe punches are retracted, and the said member moves upwardly under the influence oi' its biasing spring until the cutting edge 236 is opposite the knife 225 and directly beneath the perforations 363. Thecam. upon further rotation, causes the punches to penetrate the strip and move it with the member 221 downwardly for another exposure. It will be understood that the knife 225, in the arrangement shown in Fig.- Il, is arranged to be actuated to. cutting' position when the member 221 is in its extreme upper Thus, when an position, rather than in its extreme downward position as shown in connection with the apparatusillustrated in Fig. '1. This is necessary bey stantially 180 from the position. it occupies when utilized to drive the apparatus of Fig. 7, so that the main switch l|| will be opened to stop the apparatus `when the member 221 is in the extreme upper position. The general sequence oi' operation of the shutter timing switch will be the same as previously described with the exception that there is no need for the shutter delay switch 90 in the present modification.

If it is desired to perforate the strip 26 on all four sides of each exposure, the bar I6 of the perforating unit may have the punch elements 69 thereof disposed in the form of the letter H; as shown in Fig. 16, whereby at each operation of the punch, the strip 26 is perforated between adjacent exposures and half way along the top and bot'- tom edges (or opposite side edges) of adjacent exposures.

The initial adjustment of the apparatus includes positioning the cam follower 35 on the r e ciprocating member 21 in a position to insure the exposure aperture 33 being aligned with the light axis of the lens when the member 21 is in its extreme lower position. This adjustment is made by slightly shifting the cam follower on the member 21 as provided for by the elongated apertures 31 in the foot flanges 36. It is also desirable t0 provide means for adjusting the upper limit of reciprocation of the member 21 under the influence ofthe biasing springs 30 in order to compensate for manufacturing inaccuracies in the cam 56, and the wear between the cam and the cam follower. To this end the cam is made slightly over-size and adjustable stop means in thel form of set screws S are provided in the upper end of the frame 28 and in line with the path of reciprocation of the member 21. This arrangement permits the set screws S to be adjusted to limit the upward range of movement 0f the member 21 under the influence of the springs 30 to accurately determine the amount of paper which is fed from the roll 2| at each feeding movement of the mechanism. This is important in order that the line of perforations made by the punch will be accurately disposed midway between the margins of adjacent photographs in the finished strip. v

The general operation of the apparatus is as follows: The several parts of the apparatus, Lwhen the machine has stopped following a complete cycle of operations, are as shown in Fig. '1. The member 21 is at its lowermost position with the punch members 49 of the perforating unit passing through the strip into their respective receiving apertures 50. As the switch |09 is momentarily closed, the main switch I is closed (through energization of the solenoid ||6 associated therewith and the release of weighted device |2I), and simultaneously also the knife solenoid |36 is energized to raise the knife out of the path of travel of the strip 26. The motor being energized, the shaft 60 is rotated to drive shaft 51 and attached cam 56. The shaft 51, through interconnected gears 94 and 93, drives the weighted disk |2| and thus keeps the motor energized throughout the predetermined cycle of operation. Rotation of the shaft 51 and cam 56 will cause the high point 56a of the cam to move away from the arm 40 s0 that the biasing Springs 66 of the Derforating unit will retract the punch elements 40 from the punch receiving recesses 5l and raise the arm 40 into dotted line position as shown in Fig. '1. Continued rotation of the cam 56, which is substantially concentric between the two high points 56* and 56h thereof, will maintain the' follower block 95 of the member 21 stationary until the high vpoint 56* has passed out of engagement with the face Il of the cam follower. Thereupon the springs 30 become effective to retract the member 21 independently of the strip 26, the member I6 following along the cam contour 56e to the hub portion of the cam, whereupon the member 21 has reached its upper limit of travel. Further rotation of the cam 56 will bring the high point 56b into contact with the arm 40 to operate the perforating unit and force the punch members Il through the strip into the recesses 50. Further rotation of the cam brings the high portion 56h thereof into contact with the caml follower I5 to urge the member 21 against the tension of springs I6 into a position in which the exposure aperture ll is in alignment with the light axis of the lens I9. After the shaft 51 completes one revolution the shutter timing switch 14-80 is closed by the push rod 1| reaching the high point 10 of the cam 69, the shutter delay switch remaining open because of the traveling of the push rod |00 across the low portion 96 of cam 9|. Thus, the first actuation of the shutter timing switch is ineffective to cause energization of the shutter actuating solenoid 81. Due to the fact that the throw of the cam 56 is substantially one inch and the distance between the cutting edge |30 and the punch receiving apparatus 50 of the member 21 is substantially one-half inch, this rst rotation of the cam will have moved the strip 26 one inch forwardly so that it will project substantially half way across the exposure aperture 33. The next rotation of the cam 56 will advance the strip 26 another inch forwardly, bringing the first full exposure area thereof into alignment with the light axis of the lens and within the exposure aperture 33. At the completion of the second revolution of the cam, the closure of the shutter timing switch is effective to'energize the shutter operating solenoid 81, because the push rod |00 of 'the shutter delay switch 90 has passed on to the concentric portion 98 of the cam 9|, in which position the follower rod |00 has closed the switch 90. Energization of the solenoid 81 moves the shutter mechanism to open position to make an exposure on the strip 26. The shutter mechanism is immediately closed under the influence of its biasing spring as the push rod 1| falls of( of the high point 10 of the cam 69 to open the switch 14-80. Continued operation of the cam results in periodic operation of the shutter mechanism in timed relation to the reciprocation of the member'21 until five exposures have been made, at which time the disk |2| driven by the gear 93 moves to a position in which the notch |22 thereof is again aligned with the rod ll5,

"1. It will be understood that the disk |2| is prevented from advancing under the influence of the weight W, as the same passes over the upper center point, due to the friction between the said disk andV the end of the rod ||5. Opening of the main switch deenergizes the knife magnet m lwith menant that the knife is' moved to ifs lower cutting position under the influence of the biasing spring Il. The severed, Portion of the strip drops through the guideways |55 and |51,

- through the aperture Ill and into the strip receiving compartment 20, from which it is removed by the operator within the compartment C to be developed, dried and have glue or mucilage applied to the back thereof so that the individual exposures or pictures thereon may be severed Fig. 8. The strip clampingV means comprise av stationary block l carried bythe upper transverse end memberI of the frame 2l, `said block being disposed transversely of the path of movement of the strip 2i and carrying a pad of felt orother suitable friction material, said pad |61 having its outer face disposed substantially in the plane of movement of the strip 2i. Opposed to the pad |81 is a movable block |08 carrying. a cooperating plece di felt |69, and which,'together with the felt pad |61, engages the strip 2B on its opposite facesf. The block |68 is supported in guide brackets secured to opposite ends of the block |66, the block |68 being provided with gulde pins |1| extending outwardly into the slots provided in the guide members |10. Tensioned spring members|12 are provided between' `the block |66vand the laterally extending guide pins |1| to maintainfthe upper block resiliently in frictional engagement with the lower block. Thus, we eifectually maintain the strip 28 in the position towhich it has been advanced by th strip feeding mechanism.

' The operation of the modification shown in Fig. 14 is generally similar to that of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, just described, except that due to the relatively'dliferent position of the disk |2| on its shaft 92, the reciprocating member 221 and associated parts will stop in 'a position in which the cam follower 235 is against the hub or low portion of the cam B8, and with the member 221 in its uppern'iost position. Also, due to the fact that no unexposed portion of the film is provided at opposite vends of the severed strip, as characterizes the apparatus in Fig. '1, the shutter delay switch mechanism is-not necessary, and, accordingly. the shiitter operating solenoid is energized for each actuation of the shutter timing switch 'I4-80. It is also apparent that if the said gear ratio ofsix to one is provided between the shafts 51 and 92, as proposed in Fig. 7, the apparatus arranged asproposed in Fig. '14, will produce an exposed strip having six exposures M, to provide a five to one ratio, can readily be made.

The casing members 5, it and 20 may be made of stamped metal, wood, plastic or the like and are removably attached- -to the baseboard '24 in any convenient manner. The inner surfaces of the casing members are preferably painted or otherwise coated with some dark, light-absorbing asume fitted in an aperture in the casing wall, to show the operator how much of the strip material 26 remains upon the roll 2|. The` indicator I comprises an arm having an end thereof bearing upon the periphery of the roll and urged theretrated in Fig. 13 arranged to take photographs of a composite subject including a. photograph and superimposed frame member, it will. be understood that the apparatus as herein disclosed may be readily employed for reproducing or copying documents, records and the like, and in such use, the frame member shown may be discarded.

It will be understood that although we have described a preferred embodiment of the invention as including perforating means for assisting in fixing. the lightsensitive strip to the member 21 in order to feed the strip across the light axis of the lens, it is entirely possible to dispense with the punch members if the perforations between adjacent exposures are not desirable. In this event, the pressure bar 5| would function to clamp the strip firmly upon the member 21 during the feeding movement of the paper and, if necessary, the contacting face of the plate 5| may be provided with a covering of rubber, felt or other friction material. y

In conclusion, it is apparent that we have provided an 4automatic or semi-automatic photographic apparatus capable of producing a strip of photographs of the general size and appearance of postage stamps and with adjacent exposures separated by perforations to facilitate sepof the invention as defined in said claims.

instead of five. If a five exposure strip is desired, the substitutionof proper gears for gears 93 and at substantially the focal point thereof, including a member mounted for reciprocation across the light axis of the lens substantially at the focal point thereof but between the path of said strip and said lens, said member having an expcsure aperture movable into and out of alignment with the light axis of the lens as said member is reciprocated, means movable with said member and operable when actuated to hold .said strip in fixed relation to said reciprocable material suchas dull black paint, and-all joints the casing l5, visiblethrough 'a ruby glass G member, means for reciprocating said member and for intermittently actuating said strip holding means in timed relation whereby to move said member in one direction independently of the strip to bring a. portion of said strip in overlying relation to said exposure aperture, and then to move the strip and said member together in the opposite direction to bring the exposure aperture into alignment with the light axis of the lens.-

2. A photographic apparatus of the character described comprising a lens, means for supporting a light sensitive strip substantially at vthe focal point of the lens, means for intermittently feeding said strip across the light axis of the lens including a reciprocable member having an exposure aperture therein movable into and out of alignment with the light axis of the lens as said member is reciprocated, strip gripping means carried by said member, and means for reciprocating said member and for intermittently actuating said gripping means in timed relation whereby to mo've said member independently of said strip in one direction when the gripping means is inactive and to move the member and said strip together in the opposite direction when the gripping means is active to grip the strip, to thereby move said strip and member to a position inwhich said exposure aperture is aligned with the light axis of the lens.

3. A photographic apparatus oi' the character described comprising a lens, means for supporting a light sensive strip at substanaially the focal point of the lens, means for intermittently feeding said strip across the light axis oi.' the lens including a reciprocable member, said member including an exposure aperture movable into and out of alignment with the light axis of the lens as said member is reciprocated, strip perforating means including a punch member movable into and out of inter-penetrating engagement with said strip and said member,

and means for reciprocating said member and for intermittently actuating said perforating means in timed relation to move said member in one direction independently of the strip to a position in which the exposure aperture is out of alignment with the light axis of the lens when the punch member is retracted, and to move said member and said strip together in the opposite direction to a position in which the exposure aperture is in alignment with the light axis of the lens when the punch is projected into inter-penetrating engagement with the strip.

4. The apparatus described in claim 3, wherein the strip perforating means is mounted upon and moves with the reciprocable member.

5. 'I'he apparatus described in claim 23, wherein said strip perforating means is mounted upon said reciprocable member in spaced relation thereto and includes a punch member movable into and out of inter-penetrating engagement with a punch receiving recess provided in said reciprocable member, whereby said punch mem ber passes through the strip in moving into the punch receiving recess to thereby perforate the strip and to retain the strip in fixed relation to the reciprocable member while so related.

6. The apparatus described in claim 23, wherein said strip perforating means is mounted upon said reciprocable member in. spaced relation thereto and includes a punch member movable into and out of inter-penetrating engagement with a punch receiving recess provided in said reciprocable member, whereby said punch member passes through the strip in moving into the punch receiving recess to thereby perforate the strip and to retain the strip in fixed relation to the reciprocable member while so related, a receptacle within the camera for receiving the waste strip from the punch, and means movable with said reciprocable member for conveying ai; strip waste from the punch to said recep- '1. 'I'he apparatus described in claim 23 wherein said strip perforating means is mounted upon said reciprocable member in spaced relation thereto and includes a punch member movable into and out of inter-penetrating engagement with a punch receiving recess provided in said reciprocable member whereby said punch member passes through the strip in moving into the punch receiving recess to thereby perforate the strip, and to retain the strip in fixed relation to the reciprocable member while so related, a receptacle within the camera for receiving the waste strip from the punch, means movable with said reciprocable member for conveying said strip waste from the punch to said receptacle, and means accessible from the exterior of the camera for discharging the contents of said receptacle.

8. In a camera including a lens and a shutter mechanism therefor, means for intermittently feeding a light sensitive strip across the light axis of the lens, means for opening and closing the shutter mechanism, actuating means for operating the strip feeding means and said shutter mechanism in timed relation to make an exposure on said light sensitive strip, strip cutting means including a cutting member movable across the path of movement of said strip and into engagement with a cooperable cutting element carried by said strip feeding means to sever the exposed portion of said strip from the unexposed portion thereof, means biasing said knife into cutting position across the path of movement of said strip, means for moving the knife out of cutting position against the force of said biasing .of movement of said actuating means, and

means responsive to predetermined movement of said actuating means for deenergizing said solenoid after an exposure has been made whereby to cause the knife to operate under the force of said bias to sever the exposed portion of the strip from the unexposedV portion thereof.

9. A photographic apparatus of the character described comprising a lens, means for intermittently moving a light sensitive strip across the light axis of the lens substantially at the focal pointthereof, said means including a reciprocable member mounted for movement across the light axis of the lens and having an exposure aperture movable into and out of alignment withA the light axis of the lens, strip perforating means mounted on said member and a rotatable cam positioned to operatively engage the reciprocable member and said strip perforating means, and means for rotating said cam to reciprocate said member and to intermittently actuate the strip perforating means in timedirelation to move the reciprocable member independently of the strip in one direction and to move the strip and said member together in an opposite direction.

10. The apparatus described in claim 9 wherein shutter mechanism is provided, operatively associated with said lens, and cyclically driven means for causing opening and closing of said shutter mechanism in predetermined timed relation to the rotation of said cam.

' 1l. 'I'he apparatus described in claim9 wherein shutter mechanism is provided, operatively associated with said lens, means for biasing said shutter to closed position, a solenoid for opening the shutter, means including a circuit and a switch for energizing said solenoid, and cyclically driven means for closing and opening said switch in timed relation to the rotationof said cam.

12. The apparatus described in claim 9 wherein shutter mechanism is provided, operatively associated with said lens, means for biasing said shutter to closed position, a solenoid for opening the shutter, means including a circuit and a switch for energizing said solenoid, and cyclically driven means for closing and opening said switch in timed relation to the rotation of said cam, and means for varying the period of energization of said solenoid while maintaining substantially constant R. P. M. of the cam.

13. The apparatus described in claim 9 wherein shutter mechanism is provided, operatively associated with said lens, means for biasing the shutter to closed position, a solenoid for opening the shutter against the force of said biasing means, means for energizing said solenoid including a circuit and a plurality of switches connected in series in said circuit, cyclically driven means for periodically closing and opening one of said switches once in each revolution of said cam, and means driven in timed relation to said cam for closing said secondswitch after a predetermined number of revolutions of said cam whereby to feed a portion of said strip across the light axis of the lens without exposure.

14. The apparatus described in claim -9 wherein shutter mechanism is provided, operatively associated with said lens, and cyclically driven means for opening and closing said shutter mechanism in predetermined timed relation to the rotation of ysaid cam, signal means, and means for actuating said signal means after each exposure.

15. The apparatus described in claim 9 wherein shutter mechanism is provided, operatively associated with said lens, means for biasing said shutter to closed position, a solenoid for opening the shutter, means including a circuit and a switch for energizing said solenoid, cyclically driven means for closing and opening said switch in timed relation to the rotation of said cam, signal means including a solenoid connected in parallel with said shutter actuating solenoid, an

I* armature, and armature'biasing means placed lgized to actuate said armature to signaling position.

16. The apparatus described in claim 9 where' lin lmeans including an electric motor is provided forrotating the cam, a circuit for energizing said motor, a switch in said circuit, means biasing said switch to open position, means including a solenoid for actuating said switch to closed position when the solenoid is energized, and cyclicallv onerating means driven by the motor for maintaining said switch closed for a predetermined time after said solenoid is deenergized and then cause the switch to open under the influence of said bias.

17. A photographic apparatus comprising a lens, a frame member positioned between the lens and the focal point thereof, a reciprocable member slidingly supported in said frame for movement transversely of the light axis of the lens in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the lens, said reciprocable member being provided with an exposure aperture, means biasing said member to a position in which the exposure aperture is out of alignment with the light axis of the lens, a cam follower carried by said member, an arm mounted on said follower for pivotal movement about an axis substantially parallelv to the plane of reciprocation of said member, strip perforating means mounted upon reciprocable member beneath the free end of said arm. biasing means normally maintaining the arm and perforating means in spaced relation to said member, means for guiding a strip of light sensitive material between the perforating'means and said reciprocable member, a cam positioned to operatively engage saidarm and said cam follower when rotated, means for rotating the cam to move the perforating means into inter-penetrating engagement with the strip and said member, and while so positioned to move the member against the force of its bias to a position in which the exposure aperture is aligned with the lightaxis of the lens,` shutter mechanism operatively associated with the lens, cyclically driven means for causing opening and closing movement of the shutter mechanism to expose a portion of the strip overlying the exposure aperture when the latter is aligned with said lens, said first and second mentioned biasing means being effective as the high portion of the cam recedes to elevate the perforating means and to return the reciprocable member to normal position independently of said strip.

18. The apparatus described in claim 17 where in there is provided a cutting mechanism for severing the exposed portion of the strip. said cutting mechanism including a knife mounted for movement between said reciprocable member and said arm, means for guiding said knife in a plane transverse to the plane of reciprocation of said member, a cooperating cutting edge on said mem-` ber, and means operating in timed relation to said y cam'for actuating said knife following an opening and closing movement of said shutter mechanism. f'

19. An apparatus of the character described comprising means for supporting a strip of material for movement across a source of light, means for. intermittently moving the strip across said source of light including a member mounted for reciprocaticn and being provided with a light aperture movable into and out of alignment with the source of light as said member is reciprocated. means for intermittently securing the strip to said member, and means for reciprocating said member and for intermittently actuating the strip securing means to cause the strip and said mem ber to move in one direction together and to cause the member to move independently of the strip in the opposite direction to successively expose portions of the strip to the source of light through said light aperture.

20. A photographic apparatus of the character described comprising a lens, means for in-` termittently moving alight sensitive strip across the light axis of the lens substantially at the focal point thereof,v said means including a reciprocable member mounted for movement across the light axis of the lens and having an exposure aperture movable into and out of alignment with the light axis of the lens, spring means urging said reciprocable member in one direction, strip perforating means mounted on said member and a rotatable cam positioned to operatively engage the reciprocable member and said strip perforating means, means for rotating said cam to move said member in one direction against bias Aof said spring means and to intermittently actuate the strip perforating means in timed relation to move the reciprocable member independently of the strip in one direction and to move the strip and said member together in an opposite direction, and stop meansfor engaging the reciprocablemember to limit its movement in the direction to which it is urged by said spring means whereby to control the amount of light sensitive strip advanced at each reciprocation of said member.

2l. A photographic apparatus of. the character described comprising a lens, means for intermittently moving a light sensitive strip across the light axis of the lens substantially at the focal point thereof, said means including a recip rocable member mounted for movement across the light axis of the lens and having an exposure aperture movable into and out oi alignment with the light axis of the lens, spring means urging said reciprocable member in one direction, strip perforating means mounted on said member and a rotatable cam positioned to operatively engage the reciprocable member and said strip perforating means, means for rotating said cam to move said member in one direction against bias of said spring means and to intermittently actuate the strip perforating means in timed relation to move ,the reciprocable member independently of the strip in one direction and to move the strip and said member together in an opposite direction, and'adjustable stop means for engaging the reciprocable member to vary the range of reciprocation of said reciprocable member to thereby control the degree of said movement of said light sensitive strip.

22. In a camera, means for intermittently advancing a light sensitive strip across the light axis of the camera, comprising a reciprocable member, means for reciprocating said member across the light axis of the camera, means for guiding a light sensitive strip adjacent to and substantially parallel to the path of reciprocation of said member, strip contacting means movable with s aid member and including a pressure member movable into and out of pressure contact with the reciprocable member, resilient means normally maintaining said pressure member in spaced relation to said reciprocable member, and means for positively andintermittently actuating said strip contacting means against the force of said resilient means into contact with said reciprocable member in timed relation with respect to the reciprocation of said member, whereby said member moves independently of said strip on one direction when said pressure member is out of contact with said strip. and said member and said strip move together in an opposite direction when said pressure member is in contact with said strip.

23. In a camera, means for intermittently advancing a light sensitive strip across the light axis of the camera. comprising a reciprocable` member, means for reciprocating said member across the light axis of the camera, means for guiding a light sensitive strip adjacent to and substantially parallel to the path of reciprocation of said member, strip perforating means movable with said member and operable into and out of pertorating relation with said strip, and means for intermittently actuating said strip perforating means in timed relation with respect to the reciprocation of said member, whereby said member moves independently of the strip in one direction when said strip perforating means is out of perforating relation with respect to said strip, and said member and said strip move together in an opposite direction when said strip per- Iorating means is in perforating relation with respect to said strip.

24. The apparatus described in claim 19 wherein the means for securing the strip to said reciprocable member comprises a series of punch members carried by said reciprocable member and disposed transversely of the path of movement of said strip, together with means for normally maintaining said punch members out of contact with the strip, means for projecting said punch members through said strip, andV wherein strip cutting means is provided and which includes a cutting element carried by the reciprocable member and the cooperable cutting element movable across the path of movement of said strip, and means for actuating said cooperable cutting element ln predetermined timed relation to the projection of said punch members and the means for reciprocating said member whereby to sever the strip in predetermined relation to the line of perforations made by said punch members in said strip.

25. The apparatus described in claim 19 where-H in strip cutting mechanism is provided, said cutting mechanism including a cutting element movable transversely of the path of movement of said reciprocating member and a cooperating cutting element carried by said reciprocating member, and means for actuating said movable cutting element in timed relation with respect to the reciprocating movement o! said reciprocating member.

GENNARO CARACCIOLD. JOSEPH P. CARACCIOLO. FELIX CARACCIOLO. 

